Malum
By Anneli Marks From #CHM 70 April 2026 Malum (Latin) Noun: 1. Evil 2. Apple After forty-one years, one hundred eleven days, and five hours, Old Osvald’s waiting ended. A figure appeared on the country road between the green, rolling…
Category Fiction
Original cosmic horror themed short fiction. Reader beware
Four O’Clock
By Sonia H. Greene Originally published in Something About Cats and Other Pieces, 1922 From #CHM 69 March 2026 About two in the morning I knew it was coming. The great black silences of night’s depth told me, and a…
The Other Dixon
By Shawn Frazier From #CHM 69 March 2026 As summer approached, nature flourished over the dead city’s concrete. Dixon Hallford stood among the West Harlem MTA bus riders, waiting for Noah’s bus to arrive. I need a way to work…
Sharks Are an Important Part of the Ocean’s Ecosystem
By Vivi Estaris From #CHM 69 March 2026 I eat an apple a day to keep the doctor away because I lost my health insurance. I was laid off two months ago. Now my job is looking for jobs. I…
Spoiled for Choice
By Mike J Watson From #CHM 69 March 2026 It was late night and I stood in the grocery, swaying ever so slightly as I stared at the yogurt section. I love yogurt. Intensely. Something about the fermented dairy product’s…
Time Eater’s Wife
By Cheyenne Mann From #CHM 68 February 2026 7 Time Eater opens his mouth. He is not ashamed yet. The music is sweet, the cake is loud, and Time Eater, at seven years old, only knows the pale joy of…
